The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-08
SALLY AND HEPzIBAH.
isaac Colburn's Twins Now Ninety
Years of Age.

isaac COlburu'S Twins NOW Ninety
Years of Age.
From the Boston Globe.
Ninety years ago on May 2S, in a pictur-
esoue. yine-covered farm house in West
Dedham, the young wife of Isaac Colburn
gave birth to pair of girl twins. When a
few weeks old, in the old Congregational
church. they were baptized under the names
of SALLY and Heplbah Colburn. Hepzibah
was trife stouter than Sally, but they
were so much alike in appearance that the
smmediate neighbors could only recognize
Hepzibah from Sally by acknowledged
mark on the upper lip of the former. Both
rev ND in West Dedham, married residents
Of that place, have always lived there until
within the past few years, and can now be
found well and happy, Pleasantly located in
Dedham Centre at the residence of Mrs
Amory Fisher, daughter of Hepzibah.
Their father had nine girls and three
BOYS, five girls being the only survivors
Mrs. Nabby Smith, of Dedham, aged SO;
Mrs Abiatha Richards, of Dedham, aged
Sc: Mrs. Lincoln, of Philadelphia, and the
twins. The girls being considerably older
than the boys, it devolved on them to assist
their father in the outside work of the farm,
and it is quite exhilarating to the visitor to
notice how their eyes brighten and the forms
of the twins straighten when relating the
DAYS when in youthful vigor they rode the
plough horse Sally was by far the more
vivacious, impulsive and expressive of the
two girls, enjoying romps and other rugged
amusements, while Hepzibah, though slight
ly more beautiful, was more sedate, enjoy
ing ouieter amusements. Sally tells inter-
estlng "reminiscences of the old pound in
West Dedham, the popular playground of
the children. There were the numerous
huskings, quilting and apple bees to attend.
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Nathan Everett, a young man who had
served during the war Of 1812-14. Then
for the first time the twins were separated,
Hepzibah and her husband moving to
Needham, returning shortly, however, to
West Dedham Shortly after her sisters
marriage Noah Cole met and won Sally.
their marriage taking place in 1923. Noah
Cole drove the stage coach and worked at
farming. He was a valiant Captain of the
West Dedham military company which
paraded on frequent occasions. He died
about twenty years ago.
Nathan Everett was wounded in the war
of 1912, and his wife now draws a pension.
They had one child, daughter, with whom
the twins now reside. Having always
resided in this place, it might be expected
that they could tell some interesting his
torical anecdotes, but they cannot he drawn
out on that subject and contine themselves
to girlbood "reminiscences. Mrs. Fisher
states she never heard either her mother or
Mrs Cole speak of any interesting events,
with the exception of the military musters
on the old Dedham common, decided
to the town for that purpose.
Mrs. Everett distinctly remembers
Fairbanks and man named Mason, of Med
field, hanged on the common for murder.
When asked by the latter what she was
doing there, she unhesitatingly told the con
demned man she came there to see him
hanged. Both women have always enjoyed
excellent health, and Mrs. Sally Cole is APP
parently as smart as when 60 years old, but
during the last ten years Mrs. Hepzibah
Everett has declined perceptibly, and is now
unable to walk outdoors, but can move
about the house without any trouble. Mrs.
Sally Cole goes out in the garden, makes it
a point to take long walks occasionally,
and until quite recon y made regular ex-
cursions on foot to East Dedham and back.
They d > nNi resemble each other now as
they did whsl younger. Mrs Sally Cole
is thin, short, has thin hair, quite long, but
not white, has pleasing countenance and
few wrinkles. She usually wears plain
black dress, and when one visits her she re-
mans standing, talks interestingly of her
old home, West Dedham, shifting nervously
from ono place to another and to the patch
work her sister and herself are almost con-
stantly employed upon.
Mrs. Hepzihah Everett in appearance is
stouter than her sister and of about the
same height Her face and manner indi-
cate more thoughtful and reserved nature,
not being so talkative as her sister. Her
daughter frequently calls upon her to direct
or pass an opinion upon her cookery. Her
hair is plentiful and gray. She does not
move about as much as Mrs. Cole and rises
and retires early. Both women hear readily
and recognize acquaintance without
trouble. The twins continue in their old
habits, living on the old New England food.